Other awards will be given, too!

TECH PLANTER is…

TECH PLANTER is a unique international seed acceleration program for deep-tech startups. We open a series of showcase DEMO DAY type pitch events around the world. This is the 1st DEMO DAY we opened in Vietnam.

Who should be the applicants of this DEMO DAY event?

Any deep tech based early (seed~series A) startups & even pre-startups who have desire to bridge to Japanese market. We can set up a series of mtg with Director~ CXO level persons in Japanese big companies.

Ones who have had hard time in difficult prototyping. We have strong connection to best Japanese factories in many fields.

Program Descriptions & Key Dates

Program Descriptions

The program is composed of 3 parts

DEMO DAY:

We will select 12 teams from the applicants to pitch out in front of local VCs, accelerators, and Japanese big corporations. This is the showcase of your technology and service.

Mentoring session for the trip to Singapore

The winner and some awardees will get a ticket to come to Singapore in July 2018. We will host your visit and will set up the mtg with Japanese big corporations and VCs. After the competition, we will have communication to maximize your visit to Singapore.

Visit to Singapore

We will host your Singapore visit and set up a series of mtgs. Some of our alumni teams got a deal based on this session (deal includes the start of research collaborations, start of strategic partnerships & etc)

Key Dates

Application open date: Feb 1st, 2018
Application deadline date: May 5th, 2018
1st Screening result announcement: By the end of 2nd week of May
Mentoring session: After 1st Screening~ the end of May
Pitch event date: June 9th (Sat), 2018

Pitch event will be open to researchers, tech-startups, and local companies who have a motivation to help technology startups. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact us via email: [email protected]

VENUE

Venue for TECH PLAN DEMO DAY in Viet Nam

Venue:Saigon Innovation HUB

Address: 273 Điện Biên Phủ, phường 7, Hồ Chí Minh,

Website: http://web.sihub.vn

Judges

To be announced

How to Attend

Pitch event will be open to researchers, tech-startups, and local companies who have a motivation to help technology startups. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact us via email: [email protected]